Chapter 265
The quiet dawn nation has once again birthed a monster!
And so, the sword of China was thoroughly toyed with and put in its place!
This news spread gradually, not only to the nations involved, China and Korea, but across the entire world.
The controversy ignited last Monday merely by the fact that Kael was included in the history book had blazed fiercely on the first day, and ever since, the embers had not died, with new posts for discussion continuing to appear.
And.
Since Europe was in the early dawn hours when Seojun and Shin-geom clashed, but America was in the active evening and night time zone.
Everything was broadcast live.
The heat was intense.
Above all, this is a place where people from all over the world gather. So as time passes, it will spread worldwide.
[What kind of place is Korea?]
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Korea has always birthed monsters.
I thought the capsule era would be different.
Then Sin Hayeon appeared.
I thought no one could beat her.
But another champion who defeated Sin Hayeon appeared from Korea.
The era of two monsters.
But this time, a completely bizarre guy appeared on the streamer side.
First of all, he’s so handsome it’s annoying.
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- LOL crazy lol The Chinese guys were going on about K-pop too, and these guys have the same reaction lol
└ As expected of the plastic surgery nation wwwwww
└└ Island monkey, in denial lol If you look at the childhood photos that Seojun’s friend showed, it’s not though?
└ He’s incredibly handsome. France acknowledges it
- His skill is even more astonishing. It wasn’t practiced in advance. If he had practiced, he would have climbed the rankings long before Beduia’s rankings were reset.
└ It is indeed hard to practice in secret
└└ Because trials are content made for competition in the first place
- Hey. Honestly, that’s like a hybrid combining all past pro gamers, or is it just me?
└ That’s going too far.
└└ Actually, that streamer has beaten other pro gamers, though not Mr. Baek. He’s definitely on their level for sure
└└└ I think that’s really going too far. In the end, being good at these mini-games is different from being good at the game. Shin-geom, with his top-tier physical ability, couldn’t make it as a pro either
└└└└ He toyed with that Shin-geom. He’ll surpass most pros
└ This seems worth discussing!
- Still, knowing the patterns is so amazing. Is this the mystery of the East?
└ The mystery of the East (only one person in Korea can do it)
- I wonder where the guys who kept saying he should keep flaming and change patterns to prove it went
└ Koreans don’t get swept up easily. We should learn from this
└└ No...... we had guys getting swept up too, they just got smacked and suppressed......
└└└ For real lol
“Hahahahahaha. Hahahaha. Haha……. Ah……. Crazy bastard.”
Taeu, who was lounging on the sofa as always during lunchtime and fiddling with his phone, muttered in disbelief.
Then he glared toward the kitchen.
The person in his sight was Seojun, who had just finished eating and was calmly cleaning up.
A little earlier than that, he had done crazy things on the stream.
“Now he’s really going to go worldwide and stir up all sorts of trouble. Oh dear.”
Being picked on first?
Well, let’s just say Shin-geom could be like that.
But mentioning other heroes clearly had another meaning hidden.
“No way, did the game company change the pattern?”
Having nothing to do, Taeu had not only watched Seojun’s broadcast, but also saw Seojun’s off-the-record reality, and he arrived at the truth.
“That’s for revenge, you! To get back at them!”
“It’s not?”
“It is. Goodness, why poke this kid. He’s a guy who’ll ram into anything, game company or whatever.”
“I said it’s not.”
“Yeah right.”
Taeu knew well that while Seojun speaks candidly when provoking someone, he normally denies things skillfully.
“So, is today’s broadcast over?”
“Yeah.”
“Are you really going to go into the history book?”
“Of course. What’s there to ask now.”
“Ah. Right. You’ve already set the top record and all……”
Seojun chuckled, sat on the sofa beside him, and picked up his phone.
It was to check public opinion.
“So, are you going to do Kael?”
Taeu, sitting beside him, asked.
“I’ll see.”
“What’s your goal for the history book?”
Seojun pondered a moment, then answered. Then he looked back at his phone.
“Championship.”
“That’s so like you.”
Since the term 'championship' isn’t used, to be precise it would be victory.
But depending on the theme, the history book could aim for faction warfare between organizations, or war.
Or it could aim for exploration, so that’s why he expressed it as championship.
Whatever it is, it’s a will not to fail.
“Looking at the descriptions of this trial, the word ‘survival’ appears in common a lot. I’m curious what story will unfold. And now this guy is entering……”
To be exact, the story won’t unfold; it’ll be made, so it’s even more dangerous.
While Taeu looked up at the sky again, worrying about the world, Seojun closed his phone.
“It’s actually okay if I don’t win.”
“Yeah?”
“Even when I said championship, in the end if I don’t get defeated by others inside there, the broadcast will be fun. I’m a streamer after all.”
“That makes sense, right?”
Individual broadcasts can’t be done inside the play. But the history book is broadcast worldwide.
From league accounts.
And simultaneously by numerous broadcasters and streamers not participating in the content.
This is a good opportunity for streamers.
The problem is that not just anyone can get the key to enter.
“But I think if you don’t win but still leave an impact, in the end, from a streamer’s standpoint, that’s probably a success. I’m thinking of aiming for that.”
“Hmm……. Then you’ll get flamed. Just do what the AI god tells you to do.”
Since they become heroes representing the world, any serious trolling or sudden actions naturally invite poor public opinion.
“Have you ever seen me get flamed for doing what I want up till now?”
Taeu answered firmly.
“Yeah.”
“But I succeeded, didn’t I.”
“…….”
“Well, as always, making it the most fun as a streamer.”
At this point, Taeu thought, “You’re the one having fun, aren’t you, Seojun.”
“And earnestly, doing my best, I have to do it that way.”
Seojun’s purpose was always the same.
It wouldn’t be different this time either.
Do as he pleases, and if it’s hard, he makes it happen with his best effort.
“Sigh. Your mindset is really sound…….”
“In that sense, I’m going to taste-test all the heroes tomorrow.”
“In the end, you’re going to scatter a giant bomb on the trials, you bastard!”
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[For bros who think the Korean user Geomsin is comparable to pros, come in]
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I think so, you know?
Not sure about the Sin Hayeon, Baek Doyul level though.
The basis is the 599 records on Beduia right now.
Could pros do 600 of them?
Then why hasn’t it appeared until now?
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- Because pros can’t spend much time there!
└ Korea’s pros have spring season a bit early, so I concede that. But NA, China, EU are different
└└ But they also have to prepare, right?
- Don’t you know that all teams dislike entering the history book, bro? Do you think it’s possible to practice and dedicate yourself to set top records there?
- Anyway, Geomsin succeeded in one go. You have to respect his skill that much
└ I agree with this. He’ll be pro-level
- That Korean user isn’t just good at mini-games. He actually plays well in-game too. He easily beat a Challenger
└ But don’t we know how many cases we’ve seen of popular amateurs who debuted as pros and failed, losing even their original popularity?
└└ That’s why Shin-geom doesn’t challenge, haha
└└└ It’s not just China’s Shin-geom. The masters who appeared in the last history book, from Italy, France, Germany, the UK. They all saw that and don’t even try
- The wall of pros is constantly getting higher. And it was a few years ago that many cocky amateurs failed in the pro scene. That is, if you don’t prove it by actually fighting, we still find it hard to rate amateurs highly
└ He already proved it, you know? He’s pretty good at Taker too
└└ At worst he’s pro-level. Without training, just with talent, he’s pro-level
- The history book is content where technique matters but brains are also important. You need quick situational judgment and many abilities are required. You’ll see. Even pros only participate moderately
“Public opinion is about half and half, and ‘let’s see this time’ is the mainstream? There’s no way I can’t participate.”
Bernard looked at the wall in front where a beam was shining, then turned his head to the side.
And Rachel, sitting there, answered.
“Looks like it.”
“Even if you participate anyway, Rachel……. Kekek.”
“Shut up.”
The two were pro players from the USA.
And previously, Rachel had once said that if Seojun even made it into the top 10 of Id’s ranking, she would follow Seojun around in the history book and act as a servant.
And at that time, Seojun took 1st place with sound play.
“Surely you’re not going back on your words now, are you?”
“Shut up. There’s a person here right now.”
“Ah. Right. So, are you asking us to uphold the prestige of pros? Team Leader Michael?”
Michael.
He is the team leader of the team managing America’s history book.
All the American masters participating in the history book have ties with this team leader.
Because after the trial ends, they are invited and meet.
And yet, he came to their team’s office even though the trial period isn’t over.
“Hahaha. It’s a bit noisy now because an irregular has appeared, but I don’t think the prestige of pros has fallen. However.”
“However……?”
“As you know if you watched Korea’s Geomsin broadcast, he can also conquer the trials of other heroes. That would be a bit troublesome for us.”
“So?”
“So I came here like this. To ask you a favor.”
Originally, the greatest reward of the history book is fame.
Your choices and performance are embedded directly into the story of the world’s most popular game; isn’t that enough motivation to participate?
“You’re asking us to participate, right?”
“Yes.”
They probably would have intended to participate anyway, but if Seojun sets records near the maximum for almost all the other heroes too, many pros would simply give up.
It’s not something they can just hold on to either.
So the team leaders from each nation started going around persuading people.
“Because of that user, this history book will probably gather only the best of the best. He raises the standard, we have no choice but to go around persuading you, and you all won’t be able to resist.”
Michael smiled.
That last part is the key.
“We can’t resist, indeed.”
Bernard also raised the corner of his mouth.
What kind of status will a history book where only the very best gather have afterwards?
And how highly will those inside it be evaluated?
“An experience that transcends limits, or immersion where you only make top-level plays without a single mistake. You’ve experienced that, haven’t you, Rachel? It will certainly help you next season as you practice.”
“Hmm…….”
Basically, teams dislike participating in the history book, but they don’t block it.
They respect the players’ professionalism.
Trusting that they won’t ruin the season by getting absorbed in something useless.
After deep thought, Bernard spoke.
“We’ll have to settle the score inside the history book. If we don’t want to end up like China’s Shin-geom.”
At those words, Team Leader Michael’s face lit up. He was hoping the pros wouldn’t unnecessarily mess with Seojun and get swept up.
Limited to trials, Seojun is an incomprehensible being.
“However, first, let’s prove why we are players by setting top records in the trials. I’ll wait and see for now. How that person comes out.”
“And Rachel?”
“Me too, I guess. I think I’ll do the same as him.”
“You’d go in and still couldn’t compete…….”
“Shut up!”
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The ‘recruit pro players’ project was conducted simultaneously all around the world.
If after this, Seojun suddenly did nothing or set max records in all the heroes’ trials, it would all be for naught, but the conclusion from the previous meeting was that there’s no way that would happen.
If it were an ordinary troll, they might do that, but the common opinion among the team leaders was that Seojun is a high-dimensional troll.
After watching the collaboration with Shin-geom, they got an accurate image of Seojun, which allowed them to act quickly.
In the end, the team leaders of each country moved busily without rest until Seojun’s broadcast the next day.
Except Korea.
Here, schedules were too tight, making it hard to ask.
However, someone was preparing to participate because it wasn’t an impossible schedule.
“This is how my rival should be. Still, for now, I’ll have to secure a win in this history book.”
Baek Doyul.
The champion from last year, who had a 0-1 record against Seojun because the team he joined in Rios was eliminated in the preliminaries and they never got to face each other, still diligently shadow boxing alone.